’The clues in my head seemed to be connecting, but things were only getting more and more complicated.’
"White Village?"
Nina Jacobs murmured thoughtfully.
"You know something, don’t you?"
Harlan asked.
"It’s just a guess, but have you considered that it might not be an illness?"
Nina Jacobs said.
"If it’s not an illness, what is it?"
Harlan was a materialist. In his view, every abnormal symptom had a medical cause.
He had even read through countless foreign academic reports and conducted numerous experiments.
But he had never managed to improve Evander Langdon’s condition in the slightest.
Nina Jacobs shook her head helplessly. "It might be a form of ancient Magic. I’m not certain, and you don’t have to believe me."
’If Sherry Renner were here, I might be able to get some answers from her.’
Harlan fell silent.
It wasn’t that he didn’t believe her. He just knew Nina Jacobs wasn’t the type to make baseless jokes.
’She must have found something.’
"In any case, let’s stay in touch,"
Harlan said.
’Since they were cooperating, he should trust her more.’
「Meanwhile, in Correctional Unit 5.」
Tobin heard someone call his name.
"Calling me?"
Tobin was instantly on guard.
He guessed someone had signed him up for another fighting match.
The others around him watched with unconcealed glee.
That is, until they saw Wyatt Holden approach Tobin and pat him on the shoulder with a friendly expression.
"Congratulations. You’re free to go,"
Wyatt Holden said to Tobin.
Tobin froze on the spot.
A moment later, he realized what was happening.
"What about Nina Jacobs and him?"
Seeing everyone around him staring with a mixture of shock, envy, and jealousy, Tobin hurried to catch up and ask.
"You don’t need to worry about them."
Wyatt Holden simply turned and walked away, leaving Tobin with only the sight of his back.
Meanwhile, Nina Jacobs led Wayne Warner into a detached house.
It seemed someone was inside.
Nina Jacobs pushed the door open, and the sight that greeted her was quite a surprise.
Cordelia and the others were all there.
Zoraida included.
Mrow~
Lexy was the first to run over, weaving around her ankles.
"Nina Jacobs, you’re really out!"
Cordelia lunged forward for a hug.
Though it had only been a few days, they had been constantly worried about Nina and Wayne.
That is, until someone found them moments ago and told them they would meet Nina Jacobs here.
’So that’s what she meant.’
Nina Jacobs recalled Ms. Carter’s comment about her being satisfied with this house.
"What’s going on?"
Silas Crowley asked.
Nina Jacobs first swept the house, inside and out. Only after confirming there were no surveillance devices did she speak.
"I agreed to work for General Hughes."
’The reason Cordelia and the others are here isn’t because the base wants to give me a surprise.’
’They’ve all become "hostages" to keep me in line.’
"Are you serious? That’s insane."
Silas Crowley was stunned.
This was like a real-life Mission: Impossible, wasn’t it?
After all, they were from Tomorrow Base.
And now, Nina Jacobs was going to be working for Lornwood Base.
"What’s the status on that other matter?"
Nina Jacobs asked Silas Crowley.
Silas Crowley smiled and said, "Now the entire base knows that Tomorrow Base exists."
Before she was taken away, Nina Jacobs had given the three of them some instructions.
This included having Edmund Lawson and his group leave the base.
"Three days after they spread the news, I had them all leave the base,"
"Should we transfer more people over?"
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